Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

1978
1h 31m
10.0

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Documentary Adventure
Overview

It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time, reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, accompanied by Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and cameraman. A performance broadcast live on the radio thanks to the France inter teams and filmed for television by TF1. Christian Brincourt, a great French reporter, tells us about this expedition and questions the members of the expedition on their motivations. With Pierre Mazeaud (expedition leader), Jean-François Mazeaud (doctor), Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean Afanassieff, Kurt Diemberger.

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Production Information

Production Companies
TF1
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

himalaya mountain range extreme sports mountaineering mount everest alpinism mountain documentary goat climber

Quick Facts

Original Title Everest 78, ou les Français sur le toit du monde
Release Date October 15, 1978
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt15191598

Cast

Pierre Mazeaud
Pierre Mazeaud

Self

Jean Afanassieff
Jean Afanassieff

Self

Nicolas Jaeger
Nicolas Jaeger

Self

Raymond Despiau
Raymond Despiau

Self

Walter Cecchinel
Walter Cecchinel

Self

Kurt Diemberger
Kurt Diemberger

Self

Jean-François Mazeaud
Jean-François Mazeaud

Self

Claude Deck
Claude Deck

Self

Key Crew

Christian Brincourt
Director
Jean-Claude Odin
Director